Sumeru News — Engaged Buddhism

LIVING NEMBUTSU: Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society -- Jeff Wilson https://sumeru-books.com/products/living-nembutsu and ENGAGED BUDDHISM IN JAPAN: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Exemplars -- Jonathan S. Watts Volume 1 An Engaged Buddhist History of Japan from Its Origins to the Dawn of the 21st Century https://sumeru-books.com/products/engaged-buddhism-in-japan-volume-1

I'm delighted to announce that Sumeru will be publishing Jeff Wilson's upcoming book: Living Nembutsu Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society Publication planned for Spring 2023.

Sumeru is pleased to announce we will be publishing Jonathan S. Watts' upcoming two volume work, Engaged Buddhism in JapanVolume 1: An Engaged Buddhist History of Japan from Its Origins to the Dawn of the 21st CenturyVolume II: Buddhist Social Engagement in Japan in the 21st Century Jonathan S. Watts graduated with a BA in religious studies from Princeton University in 1989 and an MA in human sciences from the Saybrook Institute in 2002. He has been a researcher at the Jodo Shu Research Institute in Tokyo since 1999 and the International Buddhist Exchange Center since 2005. He has also been an associate...

Buddhistdoor Global recently hosted a two-day online conference on environmental issues, Buddhist Voices in the Climate Crisis. As one of the sponsors, my presentation was about the free Buddhist Center Environmental Action Plan Toolkit that Sumeru published several years ago. You can view my presentation here: https://youtu.be/e6lMH5UjLMc?t=4386 And of course, you are welcome to watch the entire conference proceedings as well, posted in the same place!

July 29-30. Free, on Zoom. Here's the final poster with the full line-up. Use the QR code or https://tinyurl.com/Buddhistvoices to register.